User manual LOWRANCE IWAY- 350C

Pub. 988-0148-842 Turn-by-Turn Mapping GPS and MP3 Player Operation Instructions Copyright © 2005 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be copied, reproduced, republished, transmitted or distributed for any purpose, without prior written consent of Lowrance. Any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual is strictly prohibited. Lowrance® is a registered trademark and iWAY is a trademark of Lowrance Electronics, Inc. Points of Interest Data in this unit are by infoUSA, copyright 2001-2005, All Rights Reserved. infoUSA is a trademark of infoUSA, Inc. Mapping Database, copyright 2005 NAVTEQ. NAVTEQ ON BOARD is a trademark of NAVTEQ. Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice. All features and specifications subject to change without notice. All screens in this manual are simulated. This edition developed for software version: 1.0.1. For free owner's manuals and the most current information on this product, its operation and accessories, visit our web site: www.lowrance.com Lowrance Electronics Inc. 12000 E. Skelly Dr. Tulsa, OK USA 74128-2486 Printed in USA. Table of Contents Preface: Introducing GPS ....................................................... 1 How Lowrance GPS and the GPS System Work ......................... 2 Section 1: Installation & Accessories.................................... 3 Power Cable .................................................................................. 3 External Power and Standby Mode ......................................... 4 External Connections ................................................................... 4 USB-to-PC Cable Connection....................................................... 4 MMC or SD Card .......................................................................... 4 Getting Music (or Pictures) on Your iWAY.............................. 5 Mounting Brackets ....................................................................... 5 Other Accessories.......................................................................... 6 Moving On: iWAY Operation ....................................................... 6 Section 2: Mapping Mode Operation..................................... 7 The Power Button ......................................................................... 7 Using the Touch Screen................................................................ 7 "Press and Drag" ....................................................................... 8 Closing Menus........................................................................... 8 The Main Menu............................................................................. 8 Map and Music.......................................................................... 9 Options Menu............................................................................ 9 Find............................................................................................ 9 Map Mode Practice Run ........................................................ 10 The Map Mode Display and On-Screen Commands.................. 11 Using the Menu Button .......................................................... 12 Using the Speak Instruction Button ...................................... 12 Using the Map Display Toolbar ............................................. 12 Using the Map Orientation Button........................................ 14 Using the Location Information Button ................................ 14 Creating and Saving Contacts............................................ 15 Selecting a Contact ............................................................. 15 Editing a Contact ................................................................ 16 Deleting a Contact .............................................................. 16 Navigating to a Contact ...................................................... 16 Section 3: Music Mode Operation ........................................ 17 The Power Button ....................................................................... 17 Using the Touch Screen.............................................................. 17 The Main Menu........................................................................... 17 Map and Music........................................................................ 18 Options Menu.......................................................................... 18 Find.......................................................................................... 18 Music Mode Practice Run ..................................................... 19 The Music Mode Display and On-Screen Commands ............... 20 i Using the Play Control Buttons ............................................. 21 Using the Now Playing Box to Launch Music Browser ........ 22 Visualization Effects ­ Waveform/Spectrum Analyzer ............. 22 Music Browser............................................................................. 22 Find Music................................................................................... 23 Shuffle (On/Off)........................................................................... 23 Repeat (On/Off) ........................................................................... 24 Setup Equalizer .......................................................................... 24 Section 4: Pictures, Gauge, and Options Menu ................ 25 Pictures Slideshow...................................................................... 25 Gauge Page ................................................................................. 26 Options Menu ­ Page One.......................................................... 26 Directions List......................................................................... 27 Auto Zoom (On/Off) ................................................................. 28 Overlay Data Setup ................................................................ 28 Route Via Waypoints .............................................................. 29 AutoSort............................................................................... 30 Cancel Navigation................................................................... 31 Routing Options ...................................................................... 31 Avoid Cross-Traffic Turns .................................................. 32 Prefer/Avoid Toll Roads ...................................................... 32 Prefer/Avoid Interstates ..................................................... 32 Turn Preview....................................................................... 33 Options Menu ­ Page Two.......................................................... 33 Categories Drawn ................................................................... 34 My Trails ................................................................................. 34 Trip Calculator........................................................................ 35 Trip Active ........................................................................... 36 Reset Trip ............................................................................ 36 Threshold............................................................................. 36 Calculated Data................................................................... 37 Safety Mode (On/Off) .............................................................. 37 Sound and Voice Setup ........................................................... 38 Interface Setup........................................................................ 39 Skin Selection...................................................................... 39 Keyboard.............................................................................. 40 Brightness ........................................................................... 40 Transparency....................................................................... 40 Contrast ............................................................................... 40 Calibrate Screen.................................................................. 40 Standby Mode vs. Power Off Mode..................................... 41 Options Menu ­ Page Three ....................................................... 41 Units of Measure..................................................................... 42 ii Reset Options .......................................................................... 43 Device Information ................................................................. 43 GPS Status .............................................................................. 44 Current Position Lock......................................................... 44 EPE (Estimated Position Error)......................................... 45 Satellite Display.................................................................. 45 Lat/Lon Coordinates ........................................................... 45 Transfer Data.......................................................................... 45 GPS Simulator ........................................................................ 45 Section 5: Searching, Finding, and Navigating ................ 47 Using the iWAY's Virtual Keyboard .......................................... 48 Find Gas and ATMs, Lodging, and Restaurants....................... 49 Using the Name Filter ............................................................ 50 Navigating to the Selected POI.............................................. 51 Recent Destinations.................................................................... 52 Find Address ............................................................................... 52 Address Book............................................................................... 54 Other Pages................................................................................. 54 Intersections............................................................................ 55 Find a Street........................................................................ 56 Find an Intersection............................................................ 56 Choosing New Destinations while Navigating .......................... 56 Following a Generated Route..................................................... 57 Knowing the Area ................................................................... 58 Using Turn Preview and the Directions List......................... 58 Considering Temporary or Local Conditions......................... 59 Index........................................................................................... 61 iii WARNING! A CAREFUL NAVIGATOR NEVER RELIES ON ONLY ONE METHOD TO OBTAIN POSITION INFORMATION. CAUTION When showing turn-by-turn navigation data, a GPS unit will show the shortest, most direct route to the destination. There are times when it may give directions, such as a U-turn, that may be prohibited in some locations. While navigating, a driver is responsible for noting all traffic signs and obeying all local traffic laws. When following turn-by-turn directions, a driver must take advantage of all available navigation tools, and must visually check to make sure a clear, safe path to the next destination is available. WARNING! When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner. Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance of all pertinent driving conditions at all times. An accident or collision resulting in damage to property, personal injury or death could occur if the operator of a GPS-equipped vehicle fails to pay full attention to travel conditions and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion. Do not attempt to configure, adjust or enter information into your GPS unit while driving. iv Preface: Introducing GPS And, how this manual can get you out on the road, fast! Welcome to the exciting world of turn-by-turn GPS navigation. Before you grab the iWAY 350c and begin installing it, please give us a moment or two to explain how the manual can help you get the best performance from your mapping GPS receiver and MP3 music player. Our goal for this book is to get you on the road fast, with a minimum of fuss. So, we designed our book so that you don't have to read the whole thing from front to back for the information you want. At the start (or end) of each segment, we will tell you what content is coming up next. If it's a concept you are already familiar with, we will show you how and where to skip ahead for the next important topic. We have also made it easy to look up any tips you may need from time to time. Here's how: The manual is organized into five sections. This preface will introduce you to GPS, your iWAY 350 and the manual's organization. The first section will help you install the iWAY in your vehicle. We will also show you how to use the USB cable to connect the iWAY to your PC. We'll finish by describing some of the available accessories. Section 2 covers Mapping Mode Operation. It will show you how easy it is to run the iWAY 350, right out of the box. This section features a onepage GPS Practice Run. (If you've already jumped ahead and figured out how to install the unit yourself, and you just can't wait any longer, turn to the Map Mode Practice Run on page 10 and head for the road with your GPS unit.) In Section 3, we leave Mapping mode and introduce you to Music Mode Operation. We will tell you everything you need to know about getting music into your iWAY, arranging the files on your memory card and creating and using play lists. We also explain how you can easily browse music on your iWAY and listen to your favorite tunes while navigating. If you are in a hurry to get some music playing, skip to the Music Practice Run on page 19. To learn how to copy music files to the iWAY see the included supplemental document "Making USB Connections Between iWAY 350 and Computers." Section 4 describes the Options Menu, the commands used to configure settings such as screen brightness, sound levels and units of measure. We will also show you how to use features like the Trip Calculator. Finally, in Section 5, we will go into detail on how to search for and navigate to points of interest, addresses and contacts you have created. We'll also offer tips on how to understand and follow the automatic turn-by-turn routes you have created. Before we go any further, we would like to take just a moment to explain how the iWAY works. 1 How Lowrance GPS and the GPS System Work You will navigate a little easier if you understand the basics of how the iWAY scans the sky to show you where you are and where you are going. If you already understand GPS receivers and the GPS system, skip ahead to Section 1, Installation & Accessories on page 3. Think of your iWAY as a small, highly automated, computer. The iWAY is controlled by a touch screen with menu displays so you can direct its functions. As long as there is no interference, and the unit is locked on to a satellite signal, it will display your location on a moving map and help guide you to your destination. A built-in speaker allows you to hear verbal turnby-turn driving instructions and listen to MP3 music files. The internal antenna tunes in to a couple of dozen GPS and WAAS satellites circling the earth. Your unit listens to signals from as many satellites as it can "see" above the horizon, then computes its location in relation to those satellites. The iWAY plots your position on the map displayed on the screen. The iWAY's hard drive contains highly detailed road and highway mapping data for Hawaii, the 48 contiguous United States and most of Canada. You can not change or erase the map. The iWAY's memory also records GPS data you create, such as address book contacts. GPS stands for Global Positioning System, a navigational system that can accurately locate your position almost anywhere. This technology is available to everyone, everywhere, 24 hours a day, in all weather conditions. GPS uses 24 satellites orbiting 10,900 miles above the Earth to transmit position data back to Earth. A GPS receiver processes that data to tell you where you are. For the system to work, the unit must have a clear view of the satellites in order to receive the signals. Unlike radio or television signals, GPS works at very high frequencies. These signals can be easily blocked by trees, buildings, an automobile roof, even your body. If you would like to know more about GPS and its companion system WAAS, visit our web site and check out the GPS Product Guide section (www.lowrance.com/Support/gps.asp). It includes a GPS tutorial, frequently asked questions and a glossary. NOTE: The iWAY is controlled using a pressure-sensitive touch screen. In this manual, the touch screen "keystrokes" appear as boldface type. If you are in a hurry when you are looking up instructions (or if you just need a reminder), you can skim the instructions and pick out what menu command to use by finding the boldface command text. 2 Section 1: Installation & Accessories This section describes the various accessories and cables that came with your iWAY, and exactly how to use them. Some of the most important information in this section is how to connect the iWAY to your car's power, and how to use the USB-to-PC cable to add songs or picture files to your MMC or SD Card. If you need help using any of these accessories, look through this section. Otherwise, move on to Section 2: Mapping Mode Operation beginning on page 7. You can also turn to the beginning of Sec. 3 on page 17 if you would like to learn about iWAY's Music Mode. Power Cable The iWAY operates on internal rechargeable batteries. When the included power cable is connected, the iWAY draws power directly from the power cable and recharges the internal batteries. The power cable is designed to plug into a car's cigarette lighter. An optional power adapter for home use is also available. The iWAY 350 Power cable. Flash memory will keep your stored data safe and accessible for the life of the product -- after the unit is turned off, no battery or external power is needed to store your data. To use the power cable, plug the cable's cigarette lighter adapter into a cigarette lighter receptacle. Then insert the other end of the cable into the power socket on the side of the unit, as shown in the following image. Attach power cable to iWAY. 3 NOTE: When operating on external power, the iWAY is designed to enter a Standby mode if the external power source fails. For full details, see the discussion of power button functions in Sec. 4. External Power and Standby Mode The iWAY has an optional Standby Mode (on by default) which allows the unit to conserve power while not in use. When the iWAY is in Standby Mode, it will activate quickly when powered up. If the iWAY is running on external power, and that power source is removed, the iWAY will display a dialog box informing you that it is about to enter Standby Mode. If you want to keep operating the iWAY, touch the screen to interrupt automatic Standby. However, if the iWAY does enter Standby in this manner, it will automatically restart (or "wake up") as soon as external power is reconnected. Tip: These features of Standby Mode can be particularly handy in vehicles where the ignition controls the cigarette lighter. In such vehicles, connect the iWAY to external power. Turning the car off will automatically place the iWAY in Standby and starting the car will restart the iWAY. External Connections On the right side of your iWAY, you will find 3 sockets for external connections. These are, from top to bottom, the USB cable connection (for software updates), the headphone connection (which also works as a line-out, for vehicles with an auxiliary line input to the stereo system), and the power connection (described earlier). USB-to-PC Cable Connection The iWAY comes with a cable designed to allow you to copy files from your computer to the iWAY's MMC or SD Card. In this way, the iWAY acts like a card reader. Please read the supplemental document Making USB Connections Between iWAY 350c and Computers (which should be included with this unit) for details on attaching and using the USB-toPC Cable Connection. MMC or SD Card On the left side your iWAY, you will find the MMC or SD Card slot, as shown in the following images. You will need an MMC (or SD) card to play music or view a photo slideshow. 4 To insert an MMC card, hold it so that the label faces forward, and slide it into the slot, pushing with your fingernail until the card locks in place. To remove the card, again use your fingernail to push the card, which will release the catch and eject the card. The MMC slot can be found on the left side of the iWAY. Getting Music (or Pictures) on Your iWAY Of course, to use your iWAY's Music Mode, you will need some music files. The iWAY uses the MMC card to store music and picture files. Whenever you switch to Music Mode or launch the Pictures slideshow, the iWAY automatically searches the memory card for media files it can play. With the memory card inserted in the unit, use the provided USB-to-PC cable to connect the iWAY to your computer. Once it's connected, you can treat the memory card just like another removable disk on your computer. That means you can add new folders, rename folders or files, and copy and delete files the same way you would on a computer. Before you copy your music onto the card, consider creating subfolders to sort your music by artist, album or genre ­ however you prefer to arrange your music. The iWAY makes it easy to play a whole folder at a time, so if you arrange your music well when you copy it to the card, playing the right songs when you want to hear them will be a breeze. Once you have the files you want copied to your MMC or SD Card, the iWAY can play them at your convenience. Mounting Brackets Several mounting brackets are available for your iWAY through LEI Extras. Permanent and temporary mounts suitable for virtually any boat, aircraft or other vehicle - even motorcycle handlebars - are available. Each of these mounts work without screws or adhesives. To safely install your GPS unit in your vehicle, you must refer to the instruction sheet packed with the mounting bracket. 5 Other Accessories The iWAY comes with a soft fabric face cover to protect the screen from damage when it's not in use. It slips easily on and off the unit. The iWAY 350 shown with protective face cover. A special lint-free, microfiber towel is included for cleaning the unit's screen. The towel is highly effective in clearing away smudges and finger prints. Just wipe the screen with the dry towel -- it's not necessary to moisten the towel with water. If you lose the towel or wear it out, you can replace it with a similar microfiber cloth. These are often available where shop towels or auto cleaning towels are sold. CAUTION: Do not use any chemical, such as window cleaners, on the iWAY screen or damage may occur. Cleaning fabrics other than the microfiber towel type may scratch the screen. Damage caused by incorrect cleaning is not covered by the warranty. You may wash the towel if it becomes soiled or loses its effectiveness, but do not use fabric softener. Fabric softener will ruin the towel's cleaning capability. Moving On: iWAY Operation Now that you have installed your iWAY, it's time to find out how it works. The following section jumps right into a description of Mapping Mode Operation, which will tell you everything you need to know about the iWAY's moving map and the various settings on the map display. If you prefer, you can also skip to the beginning of Sec. 3 to start learning about iWAY's Music Mode. 6 Section 2: Mapping Mode Operation This section addresses the unit's Mapping Mode operation. Mapping Mode includes all navigation features, from finding the nearest restaurant to plotting a road trip across the country. If you would prefer to start out using the built-in music player, skip ahead to Sec. 3, Music Mode Operation. Before you turn the unit on, it's a good idea to learn about the different menus, and how they work together. BUT, if you just can't wait to get navigating, turn to the one-page Map Mode Practice Run on page 10. Power button iWAY 350c GPS unit, front view, showing Map Mode and toolbar. The Power Button The Power button turns the unit on and off and controls the backlight. The unit has three preset backlight levels to select from. Repeatedly pressing POWER will cycle through the backlight settings and turn off the backlight. To turn off the unit (or enter Standby mode), press and hold the POWER key for 3 seconds. For complete details concerning Standby mode, see the discussion of power button functions in Sec. 4. If you find that your iWAY has become unresponsive, you can force a restart by holding the POWER button down for 10-15 seconds. Using the Touch Screen As we've already mentioned, you will use the touch screen for most of the iWAY's controls. You will see on-screen toolbars like the one on the left side of the previous image, as well as menus and textual lists that allow you to select a single entry. 7 Since the iWAY screen responds to pressure, with practice, you'll learn exactly the right amount of pressure to operate the touch screen controls. Buttons are easy; scrollbars can be a little more challenging. NOTE: From time to time, you may notice a slight delay between pressing an on-screen button and seeing the iWAY respond. The delay may be necessary while the iWAY reads information from the hard drive. If the iWAY does not immediately respond to a touch screen command, look for the hourglass icon in the lower left corner of the screen. Wait until the hourglass disappears from the screen before entering another command. "Press and Drag" Some controls, such as the scrollbar or the zoom selection box (which we will describe later in this section), require you to press and drag an item on the touch screen. We'll use that term throughout this manual, "press and drag," to refer to the motion of selecting an item or location on screen by pressing on it, then maintaining that pressure while you drag the item to a new location on the screen. Closing Menus Menus and dialogs that appear on your screen will all have an "X" icon in the top right corner, just like you're used to seeing on your computer at home. Remember that all menus and dialogs can be closed by pressing on this "X." The Main Menu When using the iWAY in either Map Mode or Music Mode, press the MENU button located in the top left corner of the screen to open the Main Menu. The Main Menu contains commands that let you switch modes, perform searches, or customize the iWAY's behavior. The iWAY Main Menu. 8 Map and Music Use the Map and Music buttons to change the iWAY's mode. Map Mode shows your current position on a moving map, as well as information concerning your current route. Music Mode allows you to choose the audio play list, adjust volume and set various play controls. The rest of this section concerns Map Mode operation. Options Menu The Options Menu has 3 pages with settings that control iWAY operation or provide additional information. The iWAY works great right out of the box, but as you become more familiar with the unit and what it can do, you will eventually want to begin customizing some of these settings. The Options Menu is accessible from the Main Menu, just select OPTIONS. In Sec. 4, we will describe each of the Options Menu features and commands in detail. All of these options come with default values right out of the box, so you may never need to make changes. Find The Find Menu contains 3 pages of search options, designed to let you find any destination quickly and easily. See Sec. 5 for details on searching and following a generated route. The following page contains an 11-step "Practice Run" that will walk you through the most basic Mapping Mode operations. If you do not want to carry the manual with you as you practice with the unit, you might consider photocopying this practice run page and placing it where it is easily accessible. Using just the steps outlined here, you can operate your iWAY's Mapping Mode well enough to find your current location and find your way to a destination. 9 Map Mode Practice Run Start with the iWAY installed in your car. As you practice, try navigating to a location at least a few blocks away. You should start out navigating to a destination you're already familiar with. Don't be too surprised if the iWAY suggests a different route than you would take. Try the iWAY's route. Then see "Knowing the Area" in Sec. 5. 1. Connect the unit to your car's power. (See complete installation details beginning on page 3.) 2. To turn the unit on press the POWER key. 3. The opening screen displays either the music player or a map of North America. If the Music Mode opens up, press the MENU button and then MAP to select Map Mode. 4. With your position acquired, press anywhere on the map display to bring up the Map Cursor and the Map Display Toolbar. Here you can: Zoom in or Zoom out using the + and ­ buttons on the Toolbar. Zoom on an area using the zoom selection box button on the Toolbar. Scroll map north, south, east or west by pressing on the map display and dragging the map to show the area you're interested in. 5. Choose your destination. Find an interesting location within a short driving distance from your house, and press on the screen at that location. You'll see the Map Cursor pointing to the position you selected. 6. Press the Location Information button in the top right corner of the page. It looks like the image at right, and can be used to open up detailed information for any item selected on the map. 7. The Location Information Screen appears, showing details about the location you selected, including its distance away from your current position, and its lat/lon coordinates. Choose GO TO to begin navigating. The Location Information Screen will disappear, and navigation instructions will begin to appear on your screen. 8. Press the CLEAR CURSOR button (the button with a big "X" on it) to close the toolbar. (If Auto Zoom is on, any changes to the zoom level will reset when you Clear Cursor.) Then press the Save Location button (a button with a flag in the top right corner) to mark your starting location. Choose ADD TO ADDRESS BOOK and then close all windows to return to the map. 9. Follow the iWAY's directions to the selected location. If you're comfortable finding your way in the area, try departing from the route the iWAY provides to see how it recalculates to correct for wrong or missed turns. 10. To navigate back home, follow steps 5-9, using the contact that you created in step 8 as your destination in step 5. 11. To turn the unit off, press and hold POWER key for three seconds. 10 The Map Mode Display and On-Screen Commands The Map Mode screen shows your current position and the path of your current route from a "bird's-eye" view. By default, the iWAY shows the map in a 3D view. NOTE: This can be changed if you'd prefer to see the map from a different perspective. See the topic Using the Map Orientation Button, later in this section. To switch to Map Mode from Music Mode, press the MAP button in the Main Menu. You can do a lot with the Map Mode display. Its basic purpose is to show where you are and what's around you. The iWAY uses a black arrowhead icon to indicate your position. The arrow always points in the direction you are traveling. When you have the Map Mode displaying your current position, the iWAY will keep this icon in the center of the screen, scrolling the map as you travel so that you can see your surroundings change. If you pass under a highway, you will see the highway on the map approach your current position icon, then scroll away behind it even as the highway overpass dwindles in your rear-view mirror. The iWAY uses the Map Mode display to provide information about your surroundings. You can also use it to explore locations other than your current position. All of the tools you will need to operate the Map Mode display are available right on-screen. The Map Mode display looks something like the screen in the following image. Map Mode display, with all the on-screen command buttons shown. 11 When tracking your current position, the toolbar buttons on the left of the page are hidden, so that you can see as much of the menu as possible. You can change what's visible on the map display at any time by touching the screen. When you do, a map cursor will appear along with a toolbar containing several map display buttons. Using the Menu Button The Menu button appears in the top left corner of the screen. Press this button to enter the menus and submenus, which allow you to toggle between Map and Music Mode, search for a destination, select a command or adjust a feature. We'll discuss the Menu in the following pages and the Options Menu (accessible from the Menu) in Sec. 4. Using the Speak Instruction Button This button appears just below the Menu button. Push this button once to make the iWAY repeat the current navigation instruction. (If you're not navigating, the iWAY will speak a short test message.) Whenever the iWAY is giving an instruction, a volume control slider will appear below the speak button. You can press and drag the control on this slider to quickly adjust the volume. For more information on sounds options, see the heading "Sound and Voice Setup" in Sec. 4. Using the Map Display Toolbar The map display toolbar buttons are used with the touch screen to control what part of the map you see. You can zoom all the way out to see your position relative to the continental U.S., or zoom in close on an area hundreds of miles away to see whether you'll be making a left or right turn at the end of your trip. Clear Cursor button. Move Map / Zoom Box button (press to toggle between modes). Zoom In button. Zoom Out button. The Map Display Toolbar. 12 The Map Display Toolbar cannot be made partially transparent like some of the other overlay boxes covering portions of the map. You can control the level of transparency of some overlay boxes if you want to make them more readable. For details on controlling transparency level settings see "Transparency" in Sec. 4. Clear Cursor immediately clears the cursor and toolbar from the screen and centers the map on your current position. Move Map or Zoom Box lets you toggle between these two modes. Move Map Mode lets you drag the map with a touch, focusing on areas other than your current location. When this button is in Move Map Mode, press anywhere on the map display and a cursor will appear. Drag your finger across the screen (still pressing down) and the map and cursor will move with it. Zoom Box Mode lets you draw a box on the screen and zoom in on the map area within the box. When this button is in Zoom Box Mode, press the screen at the corner of the area you want to select and drag your finger across the area (still pressing down). You will see a box appear on the screen. When the box contains all the area you want to see, lift you finger and the map display will zoom in. If you are starting at a very wide zoom, Zoom Box can be an extremely helpful way of narrowing down your view to exactly the area you are interested in. Once Zoom Box is activated, you can keep drawing boxes on smaller and smaller areas until you're focused on just what you want to see. Zoom In and Zoom Out change the current zoom level in discreet steps, moving in or out from the cursor's location. Control the zoom to get the most detail possible while still showing all of the necessary area. Tap Zoom In once to see a smaller map area in higher detail. Tap Zoom Out once to see more area, with less detail. You can press and hold either zoom button to repeatedly zoom until you reach the right level of detail. You can use these buttons in combination with the Move Map function to quickly focus on an area other than your current location. Use Zoom Out to show a large enough map that you can quickly drag it to center on the area you're interested in. Then use Zoom In (or the Zoom Box) to fill the map display with only that area. NOTE: When activated, the iWAY's Auto Zoom feature controls the map's zoom level any time the cursor isn't showing. This means that any adjustments you make to the zoom with the cursor up will be reset 13 to a calculated level once you hit CLEAR CURSOR. If you prefer to manually control the zoom level all the time, turn off the Auto Zoom feature as described in Sect. 4. Using the Map Orientation Button There are three different ways to view the map. Whenever the cursor is up, the Map Orientation button can be found in the bottom right corner of the screen. Touch this button to switch among North Up, Track Up, and 3D. North Up always shows the map with North at the top of the screen. Track Up rotates the map so that the direction you're traveling is at the top of the screen. 3D renders the path ahead from a position above and behind your current position, so that the display on the map more closely matches what you'll actually see through your windshield. Practice some with each mode, and find out which one is right for you. Using the Location Information Button There's one more button that appears whenever the cursor is up. The Location Information button appears in the top right corner of the screen. You can always use this button to bring up a screen showing details on the location selected by the map cursor. This could be a Point of Interest such as a restaurant or gas station, or a contact that you've saved, or a map location that you'd like to visit. As we mentioned, whenever you press the Location Information button, the Location Information Screen appears. The Location Information Screen will include as much information as possible about the location that you've selected. If it's a cursor location, this may include only the lat/lon coordinates and the distance and bearing to the location, although a cursor location close to a road will also have the street address. If it's a Point of Interest the information should include street address and even the shop's phone number. The Location Information Screen for a saved contact (shown left) and for a restaurant POI (shown right). 14 From the information screen you can choose to GO TO a selected location which makes the iWAY generate a route. This is the easiest way to generate a route to a destination. See the heading "Navigating to a Contact" below for details. The command FIND ON MAP can be used to center the map on the selected location. Creating and Saving Contacts You can use the Location Information button to access information concerning anything from a Point of Interest to a simple cursor position. If you've selected a cursor position, a button labeled "Add to Address Book" will appear on the Location Information Screen. Select ADD TO ADDRESS BOOK from the Location Information Screen to save a contact at the selected location. NOTE: You can also create a contact at your current position. If your map cursor is active, choose CLEAR CURSOR from the Map Display Toolbar, and the toolbar and cursor will disappear. The Save Location button replaces the Location Information button. This new button looks like the one at right. Press it to save a contact at your current position. An Edit Contact screen will appear, which includes a textbox containing the contact's name, address and phone number. You can choose to leave the address and phone number fields blank, but any information you add to them will display whenever you open the Location Information screen for that contact. There is also a Choose Symbol button and a small icon showing the contact's current symbol. The contact's lat/lon coordinates are also listed to the right. To change the contact's name, address, or phone number, touch anywhere inside the relevant box, and the iWAY's virtual keyboard will appear, allowing you to enter new information or modify the old. To change the contact's symbol, select Choose Symbol and a dialog will appear showing the available symbols. Choose the one that best represents the selected location then close the dialog by pressing the "X" in the upper right corner. The new symbol will now appear below the Choose Symbol button (and on the main map display). Selecting a Contact You can select any contact by touching its symbol on the map display. When you do, the map cursor will appear pointing directly to the contact and the symbol will be outlined with a red halo. The contact's name will also appear in the pop-up box. 15 A red halo indicates a selected contact on the map display Whenever you have a contact selected, you can press the LOCATION INFORMATION button to access more information about that particular location. A Location Information Screen will appear, which includes detailed information about the contact as well as buttons to begin navigating to the contact (Go To), to show it on the map, to edit its name and display information or to delete it from memory. Editing a Contact You can edit a contact's name, address, phone number or symbol by selecting it on the map and pushing the LOCATION INFORMATION button. Choose EDIT from the Location Information Screen. The Edit Contact screen described earlier under "Creating and Saving Contacts" appears. Make changes precisely as described before. Deleting a Contact You can remove a contact from the iWAY by selecting it on the map and pushing the LOCATION INFORMATION button. Choose DELETE from the Location Information Screen and the contact will disappear. Navigating to a Contact The easiest way to navigate to a saved contact is to treat it like any other cursor position on the map. Use the zoom and Move Map buttons to get the contact on screen, then touch the contact to select it with your cursor. Press the LOCATION INFORMATION button to bring up the Location Information Screen. Choose GO TO and the iWAY will immediately begin generating a route to the selected contact. If you have several contacts stored on your iWAY, or don't want to take the time to pan over to one, you can also use the Address Book command from the Find Menu. This method allows you to sort through all of the contacts on the unit either by name or by nearest to your current location. For more details on using the Find Menu, see Sec. 5 beginning on page 47. 16 Section 3: Music Mode Operation This section addresses the unit's Music Mode operation. Music Mode is designed as a powerful but simple interface for playing back your music collection while navigating. If you'd rather skip ahead, you can look at Sec. 4 which starts on page 25 and is full of details on setting up and customizing the iWAY's various options. Or you could turn to Sec. 5 starting on page 47, where you'll learn about Searching and how the iWAY generates Turn-by-Turn routes. Before you start playing your music, it's a good idea to learn about the different menus, the two Page screens and how they work together. If you've already read Sec. 2, then you already know what you need to about the controls, so you can skip ahead to the one-page Music Mode Practice Run on page 19. The Power Button The Power button turns the unit on and off and activates the backlight. To turn on the unit, press POWER. To turn on the backlight, press POWER again. The unit has three preset backlight levels to select from. Repeatedly pressing POWER will cycle through the backlight settings and turn off the backlight. To turn off the unit (or enter Standby mode), press and hold the POWER key for 3 seconds. For complete details concerning Standby mode, see the discussion of power button functions in Sec. 4. If you find that your iWAY has become unresponsive, you can force a restart by holding down the POWER button for 10-15 seconds. Using the Touch Screen At the beginning of Sec. 2 we gave detailed instructions on how to interact with the iWAY's touch screen. If you skipped Sec. 2, you might want to turn back to the heading "Using the Touch Screen" for some handy tips. Otherwise, remember that all menus and dialogs can be closed by pressing on the "X" icon in the menu's top right corner. The Main Menu When using the iWAY in either Map Mode or Music Mode, press the MENU button located in the top left corner of the screen to open the Main Menu. The Main Menu contains commands that let you switch modes, perform searches, or customize the iWAY's behavior. 17 The iWAY Main Menu. Map and Music Use the Map and Music buttons to change the iWAY's mode. Map Mode shows your current position on a moving map, as well as information concerning your current route. Music Mode allows you to choose the audio play list, adjust volume, and set various play controls. The rest of this section concerns Music Mode operation. Options Menu The Options Menu has 3 pages full of settings that control iWAY operation or provide additional information. The iWAY works great right out of the box, but as you become more familiar with the unit and what it can do, you'll eventually want to begin tweaking some of these settings. To access the Options Menu from the Main Menu, choose OPTIONS and it will appear. In Sec. 4, we'll describe each of the Options Menu options and commands in detail. All of these options come with default values right out of the box, so you may never need to make changes. Find The Find Menu has 3 pages of search options, designed to let you find any destination quickly and easily. See Sec. 5 for details on searching and following a generated route. The following page contains an 11-step "Practice Run" that will walk you through the most basic Music Mode operations. Following just the steps outlined here, you can start using the iWAY to listen to your favorite songs in no time. 18 Music Mode Practice Run Start at your computer. You should already have some MP3 or Ogg Vorbis music files available. If you need help ripping your CDs to these formats, consult the documentation for the CD ripper software. 1. Insert an MMC or SD Card in your iWAY and connect the iWAY to your computer as described in the supplemental instruction sheet. Browse to the card. 2. Select a few of your favorite songs and copy them onto the card. For now, copy only a few songs and place them in the card's root directory. (Later, you might prefer to set up subfolders in the music drive and organize your music by artist, album or genre.) 3. Once the songs are copied, disconnect the iWAY from your computer, carefully observing the instructions in the supplemental document. Move the iWAY to your car. 4. Turn the unit on by pressing the POWER key. 5. The opening screen displays either a map of North America or the music player. If the Map Mode opens up, press the MENU button in the top left corner of the screen, then choose the MUSIC button to switch to Music Mode. 6. Touch the screen inside the Now Playing box (at the top of the screen) to see a list of the songs available on your card. These should match the songs you just copied. Using the touch screen, choose a song from the list. 7. The song will begin playing. If you haven't changed the output mode, the audio should be playing through the iWAY's built-in speaker (or through headphones, if attached). To play the audio through your car's radio, press the OUTPUT MODE button in the bottom left corner of the screen. The volume slider is replaced by two up and down arrow buttons. Find an empty frequency on your car's radio, then press the up or down arrow buttons to the same frequency on the radio. You should be able to hear the iWAY audio through your radio. 8. Cancel the song currently playing by pressing STOP. To have iWAY create a play list of all of the songs in the music folder, press the PLAY button with no song selected. The iWAY will begin playing the first song in its music directory. 9. The buttons to the right of the Visualization Area control the Repeat and Shuffle options. Press SHUFFLE to toggle it on (the button should turn yellow). Now press NEXT SONG, and the iWAY will randomly choose a song out of those on the card. 10. Listen to your favorite music. Now you can return to your computer and add more songs or play lists to your iWAY. 11. To turn off the unit, press and hold POWER key for three seconds. 19 The Music Mode Display and On-Screen Commands The Music Mode screen contains a large central area for visualization effects, with a set of play control buttons along the bottom of the screen. When a song or play list is playing, the name of the current song will appear at the top of the screen, as well as the song's length and its quality (in kbps). To switch to Music Mode from Map Mode, select the MUSIC button on the Main Menu. The Music Mode display is designed to be simple. The following image shows the Music Mode screen, and the various play control buttons visible along the bottom of the screen. Using only these buttons and the toggle buttons on the right, you can listen to what you want, when you want. Find Music Repeat Shuffle Equalizer Music Mode display, with all the on-screen command buttons shown. All of the Music Mode commands are available right on-screen. The most important tools are the play control buttons at the bottom of the screen, but you can also touch anywhere in the Now Playing box at the top of the screen to choose a new song or play list. Music Mode always runs using a "play list," even if this consists of a single song. You can copy pre-made play list files from your PC to your iWAY and play the songs in these play lists by selecting them from the song browser. It's just as easy to organize your music when you copy it to the iWAY, by arranging it into folders from your computer. That way you can play a folder at a time. When you select a folder to play, the iWAY automatically creates a play list out of all of the songs contained in that folder. Later in this section we'll explain how to play folders, how to copy music and play lists from your PC, and how to manage all of them on the iWAY. 20 Using the Play Control Buttons All of the play control buttons are fairly straightforward, and are probably already familiar to you. The portion of the screen we're referring to as play control buttons looks like this: Song Position slider Stop Previous Play / Pause Volume slider Next Output Mode The Music Mode Play Control Buttons. Song Position indicates the playback position in the currently playing song. Whenever a song begins playing, the Song Position slider begins at the far left and moves right. You can quickly skip to a different point in the currently playing song by pressing and dragging the blue button on the Song Position slider to the right (to fast forward) or to the left (to rewind). Previous Song will jump to the beginning of the song that is playing or it will take you to the previous song if the song that is playing just started. You also can hold this button down to fast reverse a song. Play starts a selected song or play list. If you have not chosen a play list or song yet, pushing Play will automatically generate a play list from all the songs on your iWAY's music drive. When a song is playing, the Play button is replaced by a Pause button. Pause will stop the song currently playing but save its position (and its position in the current play list). When you pause a song, the Pause button is replaced by the Play button. Next Song skips to the next song in the current play list and starts it playing. Hold this button down to fast forward the currently playing song. Stop cancels the current song playing. Output Mode toggles the iWAY's audio output between speaker output and FM broadcast. When the iWAY is in speaker output mode, it will play audio output through the built-in speaker in the back of the case, or through headphones if they are connected. In FM broadcast mode, the iWAY will broadcast its audio to a nearby FM radio at the selected frequency. 21 To hear MP3 music and audible directions through your car's FM radio, first tune the radio to a vacant FM frequency. In other words, one not used by a commercial radio station in your area. Next, tune the iWAY to the same frequency as the radio. Press the OUTPUT MODE button, then use the up and down arrows to select the frequency. You can choose any odd numbered frequency between 88.1 and 107.9 MHz. Music Mode Display set to FM broadcast mode. Press the up and down arrows to the right of the FM button to select the same frequency as your car's radio. Volume Slider adjusts the playback volume. Press and drag the blue button to the left or right to get the desired volume. The far left is mute, the far right is maximum volume. Using the Now Playing Box to Launch Music Browser The center of the top row of the Music Mode screen is a Now Playing box that shows you the name, position, and quality of the song that is playing. You can touch the screen anywhere inside the Now Playing box to open the music browser, which lets you choose the song or play list to play next. Visualization Effects ­ Waveform/Spectrum Analyzer The Visualization Area takes up the center of the Music Mode display and provides either a Waveform Analyzer or Spectrum Analyzer effect in time with the music that's playing. To switch between the available visualization effects, press the screen inside the Visualization Area. Music Browser The iWAY can play both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis music files. It can also recognize m3u-style play list files. Touch the Now Playing area of the Music Mode screen to launch the Browse Music Files screen. 22 The music browser is a screen showing the file structure of your music drive, including all of the songs and play lists available as well as any subfolders. If you've sorted your music by album or artist, you can select the folder you wish and play only the songs in that folder or you can choose a particular song to play right away. Use the Browse Music Files screen to choose which songs to play next. From the music browser you can choose individual songs, play list files, or subfolders to play. Choose PLAY ALL to play all of the music files in the selected folder and its subfolders. Find Music The FIND MUSIC button in the top right corner of the screen launches an Audio Search menu. To find a particular audio file by its filename, press FIND MUSIC and then touch anywhere inside the Name Filter box to open the iWAY's Virtual Keyboard. Enter all or part of a song's filename and press DONE. The Audio Search menu will provide a list of all of the audio files on your MMC card that match the text in the Name Filter field. Choose the one you want from the list and choose PLAY to begin playing it or BROWSE to open the music browser at the file's location. Shuffle (On/Off) When Shuffle is turned on, at the end of a song iWAY will randomly choose another song from the current play list to play next. When Shuffle is turned off, it will proceed to the next song in the play list (or, if you are playing all the songs in a folder, it will proceed to the next song alphabetically by filename). Press the SHUFFLE button to toggle whether the option is on or off. The button is yellow when the option is turned on, and white when the option is turned off. 23 Repeat (On/Off) When Repeat is turned on, at the end of a play list (or song, if you are only playing one song) iWAY will immediately start playing the play list again, from the beginning. When Repeat is turned off it will stop playing music and wait for you to select a new song or play list. Press the REPEAT button to turn the option on or off. The button is yellow when the option is turned on and white when the option is turned off. Setup Equalizer Use the SETUP EQ button to customize the audio levels of your iWAY playback. To adjust levels, press and drag the slider for the control you want to adjust, moving it up to increase the level and down to decrease it. Use the Equalizer to precisely control iWAY's audio playback. Significantly increasing any of the Equalizer levels may cause audio distortion. If you are having problems with audio distortion, decreasing the PREAMP level will probably resolve them. 24 Section 4: Pictures, Gauge, and Options Menu Pictures Slideshow The iWAY can display photo images stored on the media card. To open the Photos Slideshow, select the PICTURES option located at the bottom left of the Main Menu. You can choose to play the images as a slideshow or pause on a single image. The Pictures Toolbar allows you to control the display with buttons similar to the Music Mode play controls. The toolbar, on the left side of the screen in both images, can be hidden using the arrow icon located in the bottom right corner of the screen. In order to view a Picture Slideshow, you must have photo images stored on the MMC or SD Card installed in the iWAY. The iWAY will automatically search the card for any usable images. To operate the Slideshow: Close Slideshow Zoom In Play / Pause Slideshow Next Image Previous Image The Pictures Slideshow Toolbar. 25 Close Slideshow returns the iWAY to the Main Menu. Zoom In enlarges the image currently displayed, zooming in on the center of the display. You can press and drag anywhere within the image display to focus on a particular area of the image. Play / Pause Slideshow allows you to control whether the iWAY automatically cycles through the available images or displays a single image constantly. Next Image and Previous Image force the iWAY to skip forward or backward among the available images, so you can choose which one to display. Gauge Page The iWAY's Gauge Page contains helpful information, including your estimated time of arrival, average speed and max speed. To view the Gauge Page select GAUGE PAGE located at the bottom right of the Main Menu. The bar at the bottom of the Gauge Page is a time to turn indicator. This page shows several of the most useful Overlay Data items in an easy-to-read format. To leave the Gauge Page and return to the Main Menu, press the MENU button in the top left corner of the screen. Options Menu ­ Page One The iWAY has an Options Menu containing three pages of options and menus designed to let you customize the operation of your iWAY. To access the Options Menu from either operation mode, press MENU and then choose OPTIONS. Page 1 of the Options Menu will appear, as shown in the following image. 26 The iWAY Options Menu (Page 1). In the following pages, we'll describe each of the Options Menu pages. All of these options come with default values so you can use the iWAY right out of the box, that way you may never need to make changes. You might want to skip on to Sec. 5, beginning on page 47, to learn more about searching for destinations and generating routes. Remember as you read through this section that all menus and dialogs can be closed by selecting the "X" in the upper right corner of the screen. Directions List The Directions List is generated whenever iWAY begins navigating to a destination. It contains a list of all the turns from the start of your route to the end, including an arrowhead icon indicating the direction of each turn. It looks something like the screen in the following image. The Directions List for a generated route. 27 You can look up and down the list by pressing and dragging the blue slider bar to the right. You can select any individual instruction on-screen for more detailed information. This screen is called a Turn Preview. If Turn Preview is on, the Directions list will be displayed automatically when the GPS is lost. This could occur when driving through a tunnel or in a parking garage. Auto Zoom (On/Off) The iWAY has an Auto Zoom feature, located on Page 1 of the Options Menu, which will display greater map detail as you navigate a route. While the map shifts to track your current position, the Auto Zoom will zoom the map in and out based on your speed and the distance to your next turn. When active, the Auto Zoom takes control any time the map cursor is not showing. When the map cursor is up, you can use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons to control the zoom level. As soon as you Clear Cursor, Auto Zoom will automatically recalculate the zoom level. If you prefer to manually control the zoom level, you can toggle the Auto Zoom feature on and off (when the cursor is not showing) by touching the range display feature located at the bottom left corner of the map screen. Overlay Data Setup Overlay Data are the text boxes that appear over your map display containing information such as the distance to your destination and the instructions for your next turn. You can choose which information you want to appear as Overlay Data, as well as its location on the screen. To do this, from the Options Menu choose OVERLAY DATA SETUP. The first screen that appears is the Overlay Data Shown screen, showing your current setup. You can choose any item in the list to change its font size or location. Use the Overlay Data Shown screen to modify Overlay Data. 28 You can also choose the last line in the list, "(Press here to add...)" to add another data box to your screen. The list of available overlay data appears, in an expandable tree structure. Choose the + next to any of the categories to expand it, and show the available data within the category. You can press the - next to any expanded category to hide its contents, to clear up the screen. From this list, choose any of the data options to add it to your Overlay Data shown. You can then modify it on the Overlay Data Shown screen just like any of the others. A checkbox at the bottom of the screen allows you to determine whether the iWAY should draw boxes around the information presented, or overlay the text on the map. Route Via Waypoints While the iWAY is designed to generate a route from your current position all the way to a chosen destination, sometimes you will want more control over where you are going. The Route Via Waypoints command allows you to access the Routes list menu where you can store and manage routes you have created. From the Routes list menu you can navigate to several different locations (or waypoints) during a single trip. When you use this option, the iWAY will guide you to each location on the list in a specific order. Use the Routes list menu, at left, to store and manage different routes. The image at left shows several generated routes. The Edit Route menu at right shows all of the routing controls and a generated route. Imagine you just arrived in Tulsa, Okla., on a business trip. You can search through a list of nearest hotels (or a specific hotel) and have the iWAY create a route to the hotel. If you decide to visit a local attraction or restaurant you can add that to your route, as well. In the top right image, just such a scenario has been created in the Edit Route menu. 29 NOTE: Another way to set up a route with multiple waypoints is to perform a search for one location and choose GO TO to begin navigating, then search for another location and choose GO TO for that one. The iWAY will provide you with an option of detouring to that waypoint (adding it to the beginning of the route) or setting it as a new final destination (adding it to the end of the route). Detouring to a different location while navigating is explained in "Choosing New Destination while Navigating" in Sec. 5. To create a route (similar to the one in the Edit Route menu image) the iWAY must first find your current position. Once the iWAY has located you on its map, select OPTIONS from the Main Menu. Then select ROUTE VIA WAYPOINTS. This will bring up the Routes menu. Select NEW ROUTE and the Edit Route menu will appear. From the Edit Route menu you have two options to choose from in order to find a specific location and begin to generate a route. Select either the FROM MAP button or the FROM FIND button. If you select From Map, the map will appear. Use the cursor arrow on the map and drag it to a specific location (or address) then select the ADD button. The iWAY will let you know the location has been added to your route. You can continue to select and add other locations in this same manner. If you select the FROM FIND button, the Find menu will appear. This menu will allow you to search for a desired destination by Category and Subcategory. Selecting a Category or Subcategory will bring up the Find By menu with three options: Name Entry, Near Current Location and Near Cursor. Depending on how you want to search for a specific location will determine which option you should select. To learn more about the specifics of "Searching, Finding, and Navigating", see Sect. 5. Once you have found your desired destination, select it and add it to your route. You can add as many as 99 waypoints to a route. If you want to rearrange the order of the waypoints in a route list, you can use the UP and DOWN buttons in the Edit Route screen to move a highlighted waypoint higher or lower in the list. AutoSort If you prefer, the iWAY can generate a route for you among several locations, even if you don't know which order you want to go in. Enter all of the destinations in any order, then choose AUTOSORT. The iWAY will organize the list of locations to make the shortest possible route among all of them. This can be useful if you're on a business trip and need to visit several clients at different locations. Put in all their addresses, choose AUTOSORT, and then let the iWAY pick the shortest path that will get you where you need to go. 30 Cancel Navigation When you have reached your destination, the iWAY will display a popup window asking if you want to cancel navigation to your destination. Select YES to stop receiving navigation instructions to that location. You can also cancel navigation to a destination at any time using the Cancel Navigation command. From the Options Menu, select CANCEL NAVIGATION. Again the iWAY will display a pop-up window to confirm your choice. Choose YES and the iWAY will stop generating navigation instructions to the current destination. NOTE: If you're navigating a route with multiple via waypoints, when you choose Cancel Navigation, the iWAY will ask you whether you want to cancel navigation of the entire route or just cancel navigation to the current waypoint and continue on to the next waypoint in the route. Routing Options Routing Options are used to control exactly how the iWAY generates a route from your current position to a selected destination. To access these options, from the Options Menu choose ROUTING OPTIONS. A screen like the one in the following image will appear. Use the Avoid on Routes menu to control how iWAY generates routes. When generating a route, the iWAY is able to analyze certain types of roads or turns and adjust their value to either prefer or avoid them. Preferred road types will occur more often in your routes ­ the iWAY will deliberately try to take those types of roads. Road or turn types that you Avoid will show up less, although the iWAY may have to generate a longer route to avoid them. 31 The three slider controls on this page let you control how much you want to avoid or prefer the associated options when generating a route. The farther you move the slider to the left or right, the more it will affect the routes generated by iWAY. If you change these values significantly and notice that your iWAY has begun generating poor routes, try using the RESET TO DEFAULTS button to see if that fixes the problem. You can use the RECALCULATE ROUTE button to automatically generate a new route to the same destination using the new preferences. Take advantage of this option when you're trying to learn the right amount of avoidance, to make sure the iWAY gives you just what you want. Avoid Cross-Traffic Turns Use this option to avoid turns across busy lanes of traffic. The iWAY will not avoid cross-traffic turns at major intersections, where you will likely have a protected turn at a traffic light. As with all of these settings, try changing it a little at a time. Sometimes you'd have to drive miles out of your way to avoid taking a cross-traffic turn somewhere in your route. Then again, sometimes it's worth it. Practice with this setting to find the value that's right for your driving experience. Prefer/Avoid Toll Roads By default, toll roads have a fairly high value in iWAY's route generation, because they are generally high quality roads with high speed limits, allowing you to get where you're going faster. Of course, the convenience of toll roads comes at a price. If you'd rather save some of the cost of traveling toll roads, consider setting the iWAY to generally Avoid toll roads (press and drag the TOLL ROADS slider to the right). If you want to drive free, drag the slider all the way to the right, and the iWAY won't use toll roads at all. Of course, if you prefer the convenience of toll roads (and don't mind the cost), you can give them an even greater value by pressing and dragging the slider to the left. Prefer/Avoid Interstates Of course, Interstate Highways aren't as expensive to travel as toll roads, but sometimes the stress of merging and exiting combined with the high speed make interstates less attractive ­ especially for short trips across town. The default is already designed to avoid Interstates for very short trips, but if you feel like it's sending you to the highway too often, try telling the iWAY to Avoid Interstates (press and drag the INTERSTATES slider to the right). Like toll roads, you might prefer the speed of Interstate travel. You can tell iWAY to prefer Interstates by pressing and dragging the slider to the left. 32 Turn Preview The Turn Preview checkbox on this screen allows you to toggle whether or not the iWAY displays a Turn Preview screen whenever you approach a turn in your route, as described earlier. A Turn Preview is a special screen designed to prepare you for upcoming turns. You can access the Turn Preview for any turn in your route by visiting the Directions List as described earlier. A sample Turn Preview screen in 3D mode. As you can see in the previous image, the Turn Preview screen includes a close-up map of the turn itself, and you can see the magenta route line showing your path. Additional data boxes show the text instruction, the distance from your current location to the selected turn, the direction of the turn (in this case, a right turn), and the total distance from the turn to the end of the route. If you want the iWAY to automatically show you Turn Previews whenever you're navigating, make sure TURN PREVIEW is checked. You can turn this feature off by unchecking the box. Options Menu ­ Page Two Page 2 of the Options Menu contains the following options: The iWAY Options Menu (Page 2). 33 Categories Drawn The Categories Drawn command lets you choose how much of the mapping detail available in our database you want shown on the screen. This information includes contacts, Points of Interest, cities, highways, etc. If you draw too much detail, your screen can feel cluttered. If you don't draw enough, you're not getting the most value out of your mapping GPS. You can use the Categories Drawn command to selectively turn on or off any of these items, customizing the map to your needs. From the Options Menu, choose CATEGORIES DRAWN and a screen like the one in the following image will appear. Use the Map Categories Drawn screen to customize your map. In this example, the category My Trails and subcategory Distances are off. The Map Categories Drawn Menu is divided into two columns, "Category" and "Subcategory." You can turn any Category or Subcategory on or off. If you turn off a Category, none of its Subcategories will appear. To turn an item on or off, press its entry in the list to highlight it. When it's highlighted, press it again to check it (turn it on) or uncheck it (turn it off). The Category list is longer than will fit on one page, so a scrollbar appears to the right of it. Press and drag the scrollbar's slider to move up or down the list. My Trails Most GPS units are designed to record plot trails, which are a record of where you've been. By default, Trails are hidden in your iWAY to save on screen clutter. You can choose to display Trails, which will show your travel history on the Map Mode display. For instructions on displaying Trails, see the earlier discussion of Categories Drawn. 34 The My Trails command lets you control how the iWAY records and displays Trails. To view the Trails Menu, choose MY TRAILS from Page 2 of the Options Menu. The Trails Menu lists all of the Trails currently stored on the iWAY, with icons to indicate which one is active (that is, which one is currently recording your travel), and which ones should be displayed. Trails Menu, showing 5 trails. Trail 3 is the active trail (indicated by the arrow on the right). Trails 1, 4 and 5 are hidden (there is no check mark next to them), but Trails 2 and 3 are shown. From the Trails Menu you can start a new Trail, or edit or delete an existing to Trail. To modify an existing Trail, press its entry in the list. The Edit Trail screen will appear. The Edit Trail screen allows you to modify an existing Trail. On the Edit Trail screen, you can choose to Navigate the selected Trail (converting it into a Route), delete it, rename it, or modify its display characteristics such as color, pattern, and visibility. Trip Calculator The Trip Calculator is a handy tool for keeping track of detailed information concerning your route. You can use it to find the distance of your daily commute, or to calculate your average speed on a crosscountry road trip. 35 To access the Trip Calculator, from the Options Menu choose TRIP CALCULATOR. A screen like the one in the following image appears. The iWAY Trip Calculator screen. Trip Active Use the Trip Active checkbox to turn on and off trip calculation. If you want to take a detour without recording that in your trip calculation, you can use the Trip Active command to disable calculation. Tap the checkbox to the left of the label TRIP ACTIVE to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). Reset Trip The Reset Trip command is used to reset all of the calculated values to zero and begin recording new information. Whenever you're starting a new trip, remember to open up the Trip Calculator Menu and choose RESET TRIP. Threshold You can use Threshold to make sure the information recorded by iWAY in the Trip Calculator only applies to your trip's route ­ not the lost time in snack stops along the way or the idle time spent in a traffic jam. If you're interested in complete details for this trip, set your threshold low (0 mph will monitor conditions all the time). If you'd prefer a more accurate average measure, raise the Threshold above idle speed. The Trip Calculator will only track time spent and distance traveled while you're moving faster than the Threshold. You can adjust this value by pushing on the up and down arrows to either side of the THRESHOLD box. 36 Calculated Data The rest of the Trip Calculator screen shows you the calculated information for your current trip. These text boxes contain values that update in real time, while you watch, so you can see your exact speed or how far you've already gone. Current Speed, Average Speed and Max Speed all track your ground speed as measured by changes in your GPS position. Trip Time tells you how long you've been on the road, and Trip Distance tells you how long your trip has been so far. Remember that these values are only recorded while you're moving faster than the Threshold (as described earlier). Safety Mode (On/Off) The iWAY has a Safety Mode to prevent vehicle drivers from operating the GPS while the vehicle is in motion. The unit will navigate and play music while moving. The Power button will also work, but the touchscreen buttons are temporarily disabled whenever Safety Mode is on. The screen buttons become responsive when the vehicle stops. However, if a passenger is available to act as navigator, Safety Mode can be turned off. This switches the unit to Passenger Mode and allows the passenger to operate the unit while the vehicle is moving. To disable Safety Mode and switch to Passenger Mode, make sure the vehicle is not moving and, from the Options Menu, choose SAFETY MODE to toggle whether the option is on or off. The button itself will show its current state. A dialog like the one in the following image appears. Choose YES to disable Safety Mode and return to the Options Menu. Safety Mode disable menu. WARNING: When a GPS unit is used in a vehicle, the vehicle operator is solely responsible for operating the vehicle in a safe manner. Vehicle operators must maintain full surveillance 37 of all pertinent driving conditions at all times. An accident or collision resulting in damage to property, personal injury or death could occur if the operator of a GPSequipped vehicle fails to pay full attention to travel conditions and vehicle operation while the vehicle is in motion. Do not attempt to configure, adjust or enter information into your GPS unit while driving. Sound and Voice Setup Much of the information you'll receive from the iWAY will come in the form of sounds. Use the Sound and Voice Setup command to adjust the type and frequency of audio output iWAY provides. From the Options Menu, choose SOUND AND VOICE SETUP. The Sounds Menu appears, as shown in the following image. The iWAY Sounds Menu, used to adjust iWAY's audio output. To turn Key Press Sounds on and off: Tap the checkbox to the left of the label KEY SOUNDS to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). To turn Voice Instructions on and off: Tap the checkbox to the left of the label VOICE INSTRUCTIONS to check it (turn on) and uncheck it (turn off). If you turn off Voice Instructions, they can still be accessed by pressing SPEAK, which will make iWAY state the current instruction. To adjust Periodic Voice instruction frequency: Press and drag the blue button on the PERIODIC VOICE slider. Drag it to the right to increase the frequency of spoken instructions, or to the left to decrease it. Periodic Voice instructions are repeated at set intervals and are intended as reminders. Use this slider to adjust the frequency of Periodic Voice instructions until your iWAY is giving you exactly as much information as you need. 38 To set Voice Volume: Press and drag the blue button on the VOICE VOLUME slider. Drag it to the right to increase the output volume, or to the left to decrease it. Note that this setting only affects spoken instructions; your music volume will remain unchanged. To set Music Volume: Press and drag the blue button on the MUSIC VOLUME slider. Drag it to the right to increase the output volume, or to the left to decrease it. Note that this setting only affects music playback; spoken instructions will remain unchanged. To set Master Volume: Press and drag the blue button on the MASTER VOLUME slider. Drag it to the right to increase the output volume, or to the left to decrease it. This setting affects all audio output from the iWAY. Interface Options The Interface Options Menu allows you to control the visual display of your iWAY, such as its brightness and contrast and the graphical skin. You can also use Interface Options to access the Calibrate Screen command, in case your iWAY's touch screen isn't responding precisely. To access the Interface Options Menu, from the Options Menu select INTERFACE SETUP. The following menu will appear. The Interface Options Menu. Interface Selection Interface Selection allows you to change the visual appearance of the iWAY. Several skin options are available in the iWAY. To change your current skin display, touch inside the INTERFACE SELECTION box and a drop-down list will appear showing all of the available skins. Choose one from the list and the iWAY will display the new skin automatically. Screenshots throughout this manual were taken using the "Default" skin mode. Other skin options will be available on the Lowrance web site in the future. 39 Keyboard Keyboard allows you to choose the layout of the buttons on the iWAY's virtual keyboard. Use this option to choose the layout you're most familiar with, so you can enter text information quickly and easily. Brightness The Brightness Slider controls the brightness of the screen. High levels of brightness could make the iWAY difficult to read, especially during night use; low levels may make the screen seem too dark for easy viewing. Use the slider bar to adjust your screen's brightness to your preference. To increase your screen's brightness, press and drag the button on the slider bar to the right. To decrease it, press and drag the button to the left. Transparency The Transparency Slider controls the transparency of information and navigation boxes that appear on the map page. Increasing transparency will make it easier to see the background map, but may interfere with the legibility of the Overlays. Decreasing transparency clarifies Overlays but it also obscures underlying map information. To increase transparency, press and drag the button on the slider bar to the right. To decrease it, press and drag the button to the left. Contrast The Contrast Slider controls the graphical contrast between screen colors. Like brightness, contrast must be balanced to individual tastes and lighting conditions. Use the slider bar to adjust it to your preference. To increase your screen's contrast, press and drag the button on the slider bar to the right. To decrease it, press and drag the button to the left. Calibrate Screen The Calibrate Screen command is used to correct any differences between the location you press on the touch screen and the location the iWAY thinks you pressed. If you find that the iWAY isn't responding perfectly to your touch screen input, run the calibrate screen command. Select the INTERFACE SETUP command (Options, Page 2) which will bring up the Interface Options menu. In the Interface Options menu select the CALIBRATE SCREEN button. The Touch Screen Calibration menu will appear, as shown in the following image, with a small target icon somewhere on the screen. A test message asks you to press the center of the target. When you do, a new target will appear elsewhere on the screen. 40 The Touch Screen Calibration menu. Press each of the targets in turn. After the third, the screen should be calibrated. The calibration screen will disappear, returning you to the Interface Options menu. You may want to use a stylus for more accurate calibration (or even the plunger of a ballpoint pen) ­ if you do, take extra care not to scratch the touch screen. Standby Mode vs. Power Off Mode The power button turns the unit off and on in two different ways. When the unit is on, holding the power button down for about two seconds will put the unit in "standby mode." Standby Mode is your unit's default setting; it does not turn the unit completely off. Standby Mode allows it to "sleep" and draw very little battery power. Because the unit is not completely shut off, the next time you turn it on it will start up faster than if the unit was fully shut down. If the unit is left idle for 24 hours, it will automatically leave the Standby "sleep" state and switch to a full shut down to save battery power. However, the power button's Standby setting is unchanged; the next time you power down, it will again return to Standby Mode. If you wish, you can disable Standby Mode, so that the unit will completely shut down when you turn it off. To disable it, select POWER OFF in the Power Key box of the Interface Options Menu. Options Menu ­ Page Three Page 3 of the Options Menu contains the following options: 41 The iWAY Options Menu (Page 3). Units of Measure This menu adjusts the units of measure iWAY uses to display speed and distance (statute miles or meters), your heading (true or magnetic), the current time (12 hour or 24 hour format), and the date (Month/Day/Year, Day/Month/Year or Year/Month/Day). To change any of these, from the Options Menu choose UNITS OF MEASURE and the menu shown in the following image will appear. The iWAY Units of Measure Menu. To change any setting: tap the button next to the format you prefer. The button you push should become selected and the previous format should become unselected. 42 Reset Options To reset all customizable settings to their factory defaults, from the Options Menu choose RESET OPTIONS. A dialog box will pop up asking you if you are sure. Choose YES to proceed. Reset Options confirmation dialog. NOTE: Reset Options does not erase any of your contacts, saved routes or trails. Device Information From time to time, Lowrance updates the operating system software in some of its products. These software upgrades are usually offered to customers as free downloads from our web site, www.lowrance.com. These upgrades make the unit perform better or introduce a new feature or function. You can find out what software version is running in your unit by using the Device Information command. From the Options Menu, choose DEVICE INFORMATION. A dialog like the one in the following image will appear, showing you all the current information about your iWAY. The Device Information screen shows the details of your iWAY's software. 43 Complete information and instructions for installing an update will be available on the update's page at the Lowrance web site. GPS Status The GPS Status command opens a GPS Status Screen, which provides information on the satellite signals that your iWAY is monitoring to determine your position. You can access the GPS Status Screen by choosing GPS STATUS from the Options Menu. A screen like the one in the following image will appear. The iWAY GPS Status Screen. The GPS Status Screen contains several graphical elements that represent a lot of information. Current Position Lock Three buttons along the left side of the GPS screen indicate the quality of the units position lock. The button that's selected indicates your current position lock. If none of them is selected, your current position has not been established. 2D means the iWAY has achieved a lock on your current position on a map. A 2D lock does not include your altitude. The iWAY must receive reliable signals from 3 satellites to establish a 2D lock. 3D means the iWAY has achieved a more reliable lock, including not only your coordinate location but also your altitude (or elevation). The iWAY must receive reliable signals from 4 satellites to establish a 3D lock. WAAS means your GPS is receiving reliable correction signals from the FAA's Wide Area Augmentation System. WAAS is designed for use in aircraft, but occasionally terrestrial vehicles can attain a WAAS lock. This is the most accurate position signal available in the iWAY. 44